diff --git a/core/commands/add.go b/core/commands/add.go
index 6b96d8f90..5f2dc20ba 100644
--- a/core/commands/add.go
+++ b/core/commands/add.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	cmds "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/commands"
 	files "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/commands/files"
 	core "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core"
-	coreunix "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/coreunix"
 	importer "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/importer"
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/importer/chunk"
 	dag "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/merkledag"
@@ -128,10 +127,14 @@ remains to be implemented.
 					node:     n,
 					out:      outChan,
 					progress: progress,
-					wrap:     wrap,
 					hidden:   hidden,
 					trickle:  trickle,
 				}
+
+				if wrap {
+					file = files.NewSliceFile("", []files.File{file})
+				}
+
 				rootnd, err := addParams.addFile(file)
 				if err != nil {
 					res.SetError(err, cmds.ErrNormal)
@@ -247,7 +250,6 @@ type adder struct {
 	node     *core.IpfsNode
 	out      chan interface{}
 	progress bool
-	wrap     bool
 	hidden   bool
 	trickle  bool
 }
@@ -299,18 +301,6 @@ func (params *adder) addFile(file files.File) (*dag.Node, error) {
 		reader = &progressReader{file: file, out: params.out}
 	}
 
-	if params.wrap {
-		p, dagnode, err := coreunix.AddWrapped(params.node, reader, path.Base(file.FileName()))
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		params.out <- &AddedObject{
-			Hash: p,
-			Name: file.FileName(),
-		}
-		return dagnode, nil
-	}
-
 	dagnode, err := add(params.node, reader, params.trickle)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/test/sharness/t0040-add-and-cat.sh b/test/sharness/t0040-add-and-cat.sh
index 0e3e6fb08..148548616 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0040-add-and-cat.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0040-add-and-cat.sh
@@ -212,6 +212,28 @@ test_expect_success "'ipfs cat' output looks good" '
 	test_cmp mountdir/bigfile actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success "ipfs add -w succeeds" '
+	ipfs add -w mountdir/hello.txt >actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success "ipfs add -w output looks good" '
+	HASH_W1="QmVr26fY1tKyspEJBniVhqxQeEjhF78XerGiqWAwraVLQH" &&
+	HASH_W2="QmVJfrqd4ogGZME6LWkkikAGddYgh9dBs2U14DHZZUBk7W" &&
+	echo "added $HASH_W1 mountdir/hello.txt" >expected &&
+	echo "added $HASH_W2 " >>expected &&
+	test_cmp expected actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success "ipfs add -w succeeds (dir)" '
+	ipfs add -r -w mountdir | tail -n1 >actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success "ipfs add -w output looks good (dir)" '
+	HASH_W="Qmc341yGztU1o8n3c1u5xTYF3uE3zPPP2NYemG9MKz775V" &&
+	echo "added $HASH_W " >expected &&
+	test_cmp expected actual
+'
+
 test_expect_success FUSE "cat ipfs/bigfile succeeds" '
 	cat "ipfs/$HASH" >actual
 '
@@ -262,16 +284,6 @@ test_expect_success FUSE,EXPENSIVE "cat ipfs/bigfile looks good" '
 	test_cmp sha1_expected sha1_actual
 '
 
-test_expect_success "ipfs add -w succeeds" '
-	ipfs add -w mountdir/hello.txt >actual
-'
-
-test_expect_success "ipfs add -w output looks good" '
-	HASH="QmVJfrqd4ogGZME6LWkkikAGddYgh9dBs2U14DHZZUBk7W" &&
-	echo "added $HASH/hello.txt mountdir/hello.txt" >expected &&
-	test_cmp expected actual
-'
-
 test_kill_ipfs_daemon
 
 test_done